Family of Lyndon B. Johnson

Family of the 36th President of the United States

Family of Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson (center) with his family in the Yellow Oval Room, Christmas 1968

Current region| Virginia/Texas, United States of America
Place of origin| Alabama
Members|

* Lyndon B. Johnson †
* Lady Bird Johnson †
* Lynda Bird Johnson Robb
* Luci Baines Johnson
* Lucinda Desha Robb
* Catherine Lewis Robb
* Jennifer Wickliffe Robb
* Patrick Lyndon Nugent
* Nicole Marie Nugent
* Rebekah Johnson Nugent
* Claudia Taylor Nugent

Connected members|

* Chuck Robb
* Patrick Nugent
* Ian J. Turpin
* Hester family

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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* Early life
* Family
* Electoral history
* Public image
* Memorials
* Bibliography

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Senator from Texas

* Senate career

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37th Vice President of the United States

* Transition
* Tenure
* Kennedy administration
* Inauguration

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36th President of the United States

* Presidency
* timeline
* Executive actions
* Cannabis policy
* Foreign policy
* Johnson Doctrine
* international trips
* Cabinet appointments
* Judicial appointments
* Supreme Court candidates
* controversy

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First term

* First inauguration

* Let Us Continue
* Civil Rights Act (1964)
* Transportation Act (1964)
* Food Stamp Act (1964)
* War on poverty

* Timeline
* '63
* '64

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Second term

* Second inauguration

* Department of Housing and Urban Development
* Department of Transportation
* Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
* Elementary and Secondary Education Act
* Child Nutrition Act
* Non-Discrimination in Federal contracts
* Thurgood Marshall Supreme Court nomination
* Civil Rights Act (1968)

* Timeline
* '65
* '66
* '67
* '68–'69

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Presidential and Vice presidential campaigns

* 1960
* primaries
* convention
* campaign
* election

* 1964
* primaries
* convention
* campaign
* election

* 1968
* primaries
* campaign
* withdrawal

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* Death

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The family of Lyndon B. Johnson is an American political family related to Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States (1963–1969), and his wife Lady Bird Johnson, the second lady of the United States (1961–1963) and the first lady of the United States (1963–1969). Their immediate family was the First Family of the United States from 1963 to 1969. They also served as the Second Family of the United States from 1961 to 1963, when Lyndon B. Johnson was vice president.

## Immediate family

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The immediate family of Lyndon B, Johnson consists of his wife and their two daughters. The couple and their two daughters all shared the initials LBJ.

### Lady Bird Johnson

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Main article: Lady Bird Johnson

Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (née Taylor) was born on December 22, 1912, in Karnack, Texas, and died on July 11, 2007. She was an American socialite and first lady of the United States. She was married to Lyndon B. Johnson from 1934 until his death in 1973.[1]

She was well-educated for a woman of her era and was a capable manager and a successful investor.[2] As first lady, she was an advocate for beautifying the nation's cities and highways, and the Highway Beautification Act came to be informally known as "Lady Bird's Bill".[3] She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1988, the highest honor bestowed upon a US civilian.[4]

### Lynda Bird Johnson Robb

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Main article: Lynda Bird Johnson Robb

born on March 19, 1944, in Washington, D.C. She is the elder of the two daughters of Lyndon B. Johnson. She served as chairwoman of the Board of Reading is Fundamental (RIF), the nation's largest children's literacy organization, as well as chairwoman of the President's Advisory Committee for Women.[5]

In 1967, she married Chuck Robb, who later served as the Governor of Virginia. She is the oldest living child of a US President, following the death of John Eisenhower on December 21, 2013.

### Luci Baines Johnson

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Main article: Luci Baines Johnson

born on July 2, 1947, in Washington, D.C. She is the younger of the two daughters of Lyndon B. Johnson. Her name was originally spelled "Lucy", but she changed the spelling in her teens as a rebellion against her parents.[6]

Since 1993, she has been the chairman of the board and manager of LBJ Asset Management Partners, a family office, as well as chairman of the board of BusinesSuites. She is on the board of directors of the LBJ Foundation and has served on multiple civic boards raising funds for The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the American Heart Association.[7]

## Ancestry

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The earliest known ancestor of Lyndon B. Johnson dates back to 1795.[8] Most of his relatives were born and raised in Texas, but his paternal grandfather was born in Wedowee, Alabama.

* Ancestry of Lyndon B. Johnson
* The Johnson Family in front of their home (later the birthplace of Lyndon Johnson). Sam Ealy Johnson Sr. (center) with family members. On his right is his wife, Eliza Bunton Johnson; to her right is her mother, Priscilla Jane McIntosh Bunton. In or near Stonewall, Texas

* A Johnson Family gathering in 1912. The third adult from left in the back row is Sam Ealy Johnson Jr. His wife, Rebekah Baines Johnson, is in front of him. Sam Ealy Johnson Jr.'s mother, Eliza Bunton Johnson, is seated in the wheelchair. Lyndon B. Johnson (four years old) is standing in front of the automobile.

### Parents

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#### Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr

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Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. was born on October 11, 1877. He was an American businessman and politician, who was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives representing the 89th District. He served in the 29th, 30th, 35th, 37th, and 38th Texas Legislatures.

#### Rebekah Baines Johnson

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Rebekah Baines Johnson was born on June 26, 1881. She married Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. on August 20, 1907. They had five children, Lyndon B. Johnson being the eldest. She died on September 12, 1958.

### Grandparents

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#### Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr.

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Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. was born on November 12, 1838, in Wedowee, Alabama. He was the paternal grandfather of Lyndon B. Johnson and was the tenth child of Lucy Webb (Barnett) and Jess Johnson. He was raised a Baptist, but he later became a member of the Christian Church. He was present at the Battle of Galveston and at the Battle of Pleasant Hill in Louisiana.[9] He died on February 25, 1915.

#### Eliza Bunton

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Eliza Bunton was born on June 24, 1849, in Caldwell County. She married Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. on December 11, 1867, and had a son. She died on January 30, 1917.

### Genealogical table

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The following is a genealogical table of ancestors of Lyndon B. Johnson.[8]

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| 4\. Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr.|

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| 9.Lucy Webb Barnett

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| 10\. Robert Holmes Bunton

| 5\. Eliza Bunton|

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| 11\. Priscilla Jane McIntosh

| 1\. Lyndon B. Johnson|
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| 12\. George Washington Baines

| 6\. Joseph Wilson Baines|

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| 13\. Melissa Ann Butler

| 3\. Rebekah Baines Johnson|

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| 14\. John Smith Huffman, Jr.

| 7\. Ruth Ament Huffman|

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| 15\. Mary Elizabeth Perrin

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## Sources and references

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1. ^ Duke, Armando. "Lady Bird Johnson, the First Lady a Nation Mourns". AxcessNews.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
2. ^ "Obituary: Lady Bird Johnson". The Guardian. July 12, 2007. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
3. ^ Wright, Lawrence (July 20, 2007). "Opinion | Lady Bird's Lost Legacy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
4. ^ "Awards Presented to Lady Bird Johnson". lbjlibrary.org. LBJ Presidential Library. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
5. ^ "Lynda Bird Johnson Robb". montgomery.dartmouth.edu. The Montgomery Fellows. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
6. ^ "Luci in the Sky". Texas Monthly. March 1, 1998. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
7. ^ "A list of the board of directors of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation". lbjlibrary.org. LBJ Presidential Library. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
8. ^ a b "LBJ Presidential Library | Research". www.lbjlibrary.net. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
9. ^ "Johnson, Samuel Ealy, Sr". tshaonline.org. Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

## External links

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* LBJ Foundation and Presidential library - http://www.lbjlibrary.org/lyndon-baines-johnson/lbj-biography/ Archived May 17, 2021, at the Wayback Machine

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Lyndon B. Johnson

* 36th President of the United States (1963–1969)
* 37th Vice President of the United States (1961–1963)
* U.S. Senator from Texas (1949–1961)
* U.S. Representative for TX-10 (1937–1949)

Presidency|

* Timeline
* Inaugurations
* first
* second
* Let Us Continue
* Great Society (Model Cities Program)
* Architectural Barriers Act
* Child Nutrition Act
* Clean Air Act
* Civil Rights Act of 1964
* Coinage Act of 1965
* Department of Housing and Urban Development
* Department of Transportation
* Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
* Head Start Program
* Job Corps
* Elementary and Secondary Education Act
* Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
* Civil Rights Act of 1968
* Fair Housing Act
* Truth in Lending Act
* Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968
* Food Stamp Act of 1964
* Glassboro Summit
* Gun Control Act of 1968
* Higher Education Act of 1965
* Upward Bound
* TRIO
* Teacher Corps
* Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968
* Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
* Johnson Doctrine
* Dominican Republic occupation
* Medicare
* Medicaid
* Meritorious Service Medal
* National Endowment for the Arts
* National Endowment for the Humanities
* Executive Order 11246
* Executive Order 11375
* Older Americans Act
* Operation CHAOS
* Outer Space Treaty
* Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
* Foreign policy
* Vietnam War
* Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
* "Credibility gap"
* VISTA
* 24th Amendment
* Voting Rights Act of 1965
* War on poverty
* White House Conference on Civil Rights
* Cannabis policy
* White House preservation
* State of the Union Address
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* Cabinet
* Judicial appointments
* Supreme Court
* Thurgood Marshall Supreme Court nomination
* controversies
* Johnson desk
* Presidential transition of Richard Nixon
* Executive Orders
* Presidential Proclamations

Life|

* Early years and career
* Operation Texas
* Texas Broadcasting Company
* Johnson Amendment
* Box 13 scandal
* Bashir Ahmad

Legacy and
memorials|

* Bibliography
* Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
* Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland
* Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
* Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
* Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
* Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
* Memorial Grove on the Potomac
* U.S. Postage stamp

Elections|

* United States House of Representatives special elections, 1937
* 1938 United States House of Representatives elections
* 1940
* 1942
* 1944
* 1946
* United States Senate special elections, 1941
* 1948 United States Senate elections
* 1954
* 1960
* Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1960
* 1964
* campaign
* 1968
* withdrawal
* Democratic National Convention 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1960 United States presidential election
* 1964

Public image|

* Lyndon B. Johnson in popular culture
* Daisy advertisement
* Johnson cult
* The Years of Lyndon Johnson
* LBJ (1991 television film)
* Path to War (2002 film)
* All the Way (play, film)
* Selma (2014 film)
* LBJ (2017 film)

Family|

* Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson (wife)
* Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (daughter)
* Luci Baines Johnson (daughter)
* Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. (father)
* Sam Houston Johnson (brother)
* Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr. (grandfather)
* Joseph Wilson Baines (grandfather)
* George Washington Baines (great-grandfather)
* Chuck Robb (son-in-law)

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* Hubert Humphrey →

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